Maine state representative John Andrews has switched his registration back to Republican. The change happened at the end of 2021, as he feared that a legal battle might have kept the Libertarian Party off the ballot in Maine.…
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Alaska State Representative Splits From GOP Caucus
A Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives announced today that she will be serving as an “independent Republican” with no ties to either the 21-member coalition House majority (made up of Democrats and Independents) or the 18-member House Republican minority.…
New Mexico Legislator Quits GOP, Becomes Independent
New Mexico state representative Phelps Anderson split with his own party in a vote last week on the repeal of a 1969 law that criminalized abortion.
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Libertarians Get Involved in Texas’ Republican Primaries
Sheriff Richard Mack is the former Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, and was a Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona in 2006, recording almost 50,000 votes for 3.16%.…
Former Philadelphia Green loses special election for state representative, as a Republican
The former vice chair of the Green Party of Philadelphia, and their 2007 candidate for city commissioner, Lewis Harris recently lost a special election for state representative, getting six percent of the vote in a two way race. …
Bill to adopt approval voting introduced in NH State House
From PileusBlog.com, H/T to Dale Sheldon-Hess (excerpt of the bill’s actual text below):
A bill to adopt approval voting has been filed in the N.H.
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Open letter from Hugh Giordano, Green, to labor: ‘What Labor MUST do to WIN!’
Hugh Giordano – 2010 Green candidate for state representative in Philadelphia who got 23 percent of the vote in the city, union organizer, and Green Party of Philadelphia City Committee member – is sending the following two-part open letter to every union in the city of Philadelphia:
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Oregon Independent Party Legislative Nominee in November 2010 Set 80-Year Record
On November 2, the Oregon Independent Party nominee for State Representative, 48th district, polled 42.71% of the vote in a two-person race against the incumbent Democrat.…
Vermont Progressive Party legislative assignments
From the Progressive Party’s blog:
The House and Senate convened and organized this week, and Progressives fared well in committee assignments.
The returning house members all remained on the same committees from last session.
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